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Denver, Colorado Jobs in Good Shape

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Even though unemployment continues to climb, the local and statewide job picture is continuing to improve.

During November, the Denver area’s unemployment rate increased to 8.7 percent, while Colorado’s rate grew to 8.6 percent. Despite the increases, both of those figures are lower than the national average of 9.8 percent.

More Denver jobs were added over the month, as employment grew from 1,192,400 workers during October to 1,194,200 workers during November, making for a .2 percent increase from 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Colorado Government Jobs Focus on Maintaining Budget

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Whether or not Colorado government jobs will be affected by the upcoming budget remains to be seen, but state officials remain somewhat optimistic about this moth’s revenue forecasts.

“The revenue forecast for the current budget is hopeful and promising,” Gov. Bill Ritter said. “It’s the best forecast we’ve seen in almost two years, and it indicates that our strategies are working and the economy is slowly beginning to stabilize. However, one improved forecast does not stability make.

Ritter warns that the economy still remains volatile and that officials need to continue being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars and continue making the fair, balanced and responsible decisions they have been making since the recession began.

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